Prayer is my chief work, and it is by means of it that I carry on the rest.

The foundation of authority is based upon the consent of the people.

I confess it is beyond our power to awaken the heart, but ordinarily this way does good.

Look whether it be indifferently, as well for sins secret as open, what you find to be your best cordials to comfort you, whether God's Word, or natural means.

So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them.

Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions.

You cannot solve current problems with current thinking. Current problems are the result of current thinking.

An extraordinary set of reminiscences, beautifully put together by an extremely sensitive, even gifted interviewer. It is a jewel.

My strengths—which are really quite modest—are limited to me, but with my weaknesses the possibilities are boundless.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

Free trade with Colombia is something that's a no-brainer.

I really don't know what I could teach and don't really plan to teach.

Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.

In luck or out the toil has left its mark: That old perplexity an empty purse, Or the day's vanity, the night's remorse.

You are my true and honourable wife; As dear to me as the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart.